$1.25 Million Dollar Verdict

ADAMS v. E & A FARMS, INC.

Serious Injury

Farm Accident

$1,253,750

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PRESS RELEASE:

$1.25 million dollars for the Plaintiff

On February 28, 2014, a jury in the 13th Judicial Circuit of LaSalle County returned a verdict for a Plaintiff in excess of $1.25 Million Dollars. The Plaintiff was represented by The Cantlin Law Firm with offices in Ottawa and Earlville.

On December 31, 2010, the Plaintiff sustained personal injuries while assisting a corporation in the processing of feeder steers. The Plaintiff was struck by a steer when the Defendant removed a gate that was designed to prevent steers from gaining entrance into the area the Plaintiff was working in.

The Plaintiff pursued a lawsuit against the corporation wherein both liability and damages were contested. On February 28, 2014, at the conclusion of a week-long trial, the jury found the corporation liable, and rendered a verdict in excess of $1.25 million dollars for the Plaintiff.

In the trial, John L. Cantlin, Timothy B. Cantlin, and Megan K. Cantlin of The Cantlin Law Firm represented the Plaintiff.